Advent 3: Home for Christmas

 

Breakfast in bed © Southampton Old Lady

It is a great time to relax when you go home for Christmas. I love spoiling my daughter. However some people have no homes to go to…

It is estimated that 117,000 children will be homeless in the UK this Christmas. London, Manchester and other cities and especially warmer cities in the South also have high numbers of rough sleepers that are difficult to calculate.    Photo of homeless sleeping in the City of Southampton © Southampton Old Lady

It has been very frosty in the UK and weather forecasters are predicting a white Christmas this year, which is no fun for those who have nowhere to go and are sleeping rough. Why not make a gift of a night in a homeless shelter or buy a Christmas dinner for someone homeless this year?

It is estimated that 117,000 children will be homeless in the UK this Christmas

For homeless young people who have run away to London there is Centre Point’s Home For Christmas appeal – click here

In my area the Society of St James organises such for the homeless click here

Or there is Crisis at Christmas click here

There must be many organisations in your area that you can help: A home is where the heart is.

Also in response to this week’s WordPress Photo Challenge: Relax

 

December 3, 2016December 17, 2016 by southamptonoldlady Categories: Advent, Challenge, Christmas, Crisis, England, Homeless, London, People, Photo, Southampton, street, teens, weather, winterTags: challenge, Christmas, City, Family, homeless, housing, Photo, photography, young, youth 23 Comments

Rainbows over Southampton

This rainbow over the River Itchen had been a beautiful semi-circular rainbow, but with high winds had almost disappeared before I was able to snap it

Bright sunshine combined with tropical-style rain this autumn has meant a great many and unusual rainbows over Britain. I have never seen so many different types in one season. So quickly taking snaps of them (often through rain on windows) before they disappear, here are the ones over Southampton:

Double or multilayered rainbow over Southampton with a dark ‘Alexander’s Band’

A clear bright band separating light and dark sky over the motorway

A rare upside-down rainbow or Circumzental Arc. When light shines through ice crystals which are higher up than rain

 

October 22, 2016 by southamptonoldlady Categories: Britain, Southampton, weatherTags: Port, Port of Southampton, Southampton, Southampton Water, weather 18 Comments